When did the prince talk so much to a servant like her? The Xue family's wife's heart was pounding with excitement, and she wanted to kneel on the ground and kowtow twice, but she was soon attracted by Duan Tingxuan's words: Is there a good thing waiting? What good thing? It's a great thing for her to go back to the kitchen, right?
She came to Chunfeng Garden full of doubts. Honglian was feeding birds under the corridor. Seeing her, she smiled and said, "Hey, how come Sister Xue is here? Our grandmother was talking about you, and asked how long you can keep calm. It's a coincidence that you are here. I have good news to tell you. The old lady's birthday is coming soon. You can probably go back to the kitchen in the next two days."
The Xue family's wife smiled and said, "Let the young lady know that Grandma Yun has restored my position as kitchen manager. I know this is all because of the care given to me by Grandma, so I came here to thank you."
"Really? Grandma Yun is indeed a smart person. She can predict the direction of the wind so well." Honglian laughed and mocked Xu Ranyun, then opened the curtain herself and shouted inside: "Grandma, Sister Xue is here."
"I see. I heard you talking in the room." Su Nuannuan came out holding Zhaocai. She glanced at Xue's wife and said with a smile, "You look good. I thought you were staying in the laundry room. I wonder how haggard you must be."
The Xue family's wife bowed slightly respectfully and smiled: "If it were in the past, I would have been so frustrated that I would have died. But now, thinking that the eldest lady can live in peace in Meiyue Tower, what else can I, a servant, complain about? Besides, although the work in the laundry room is tiring, it doesn't matter. Except for the manager who doesn't like me, I get along well with others."
"If you are so peaceful because of me, then that's your greatest achievement." Su Nuannuan came to the grape trellis in the courtyard with Zhaocai in her arms, and pointed to the stone bench opposite, asking Xue's wife to sit down as well: "You should know that many big shots can't be calm in the face of praise or criticism, but you have done it. How rare is that?"
"I learned this from Grandma." The Xue family's daughter-in-law sat halfway on the stone bench. This sentence sounded like flattery but it really came from the heart.
Su Nuannuan smiled and said no more on this topic. She put Zhaocai down and let it play by itself. Then she said seriously: "The old lady's birthday is coming soon. I will be in the kitchen for the next two or three days. I will teach you some new dishes. You go back to the kitchen. The birthday banquet is the top priority. It must be done properly. I don't need to tell you how important it is, right?"
The Xue family's wife nodded repeatedly. It was the old lady's 68th birthday. Although it was not a full birthday, it was rare for a person to live to be 70. How many old ladies could live to be 70? Not to mention that this old lady was the mother of the empress. On that day, not to mention the noble ministers who came to celebrate her birthday, even the princes would probably come. If the birthday banquet was not well prepared, her life and property would be gone.
"Okay. Then you go back to the kitchen and check on the preparations. I'll be there in half an hour. Here's the menu, take a look. There are a few rare ingredients that your grandfather prepared. They won't be fresh until that morning. Because of this birthday, we have to recruit some temporary staff. Fortunately, you have been in the kitchen for so many years, so you are familiar with these things and won't be in a rush. Anyway, you will probably have to work non-stop these few days, so you have to work hard. After this, your grandfather will naturally reward you more."
"Yes, thank you, ma'am."
The Xue family's wife stood up with sobs, then knelt down in front of Su Nuannuan and kowtowed three times, which stunned Su Nuannuan. When she came to her senses, she had already kowtowed. She asked in surprise, "What are you doing?"
"Nothing, I just... too... how to say this... Anyway... Anyway... I don't need to thank you for your kindness, grandma, just wait and see what I will do in the future." The Xue family's daughter-in-law stammered, and the usually clever person was speechless at this moment. It's not her fault, she was so excited that tears were streaming. Fresh dishes? As soon as you hear it, you know that it will be those fancy dishes that no one has ever seen or eaten. This is the skill of the grandma to make a living. In order to regain her foothold in the kitchen, she actually brought it out without reservation. Such deep affection, how can it be repaid with just a word of "thank you"?
"What's going on?"
Even after the Xue family's daughter-in-law left, Su Nuannuan was still confused. She didn't know what she had done to make this shrewd woman look so happy. Just as she was wondering, Honglian came over and said with a smile, "Grandma, is there anything you don't understand? You've already taught her how to do lion heads, so what's the big deal about a few of her heads?"
"You mean? She's so grateful to me because I'm willing to teach her how to cook? She thinks it's rare that I, as her master, don't hide anything from her?" Su Nuannuan suddenly realized. Sure enough, Honglian nodded and said, "Of course, if grandma's cooking skills are to be taught to her, isn't that a godsend? And it has to be pure meat filling. It would be strange if she doesn't burst into tears of gratitude."
"Are you thinking too much?" Su Nuannuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "The reason why I'm not keeping it to myself is because sometimes I also want to sit back and enjoy the fruits of others' labor. If I feel lazy one day, I can ask you to go to the kitchen and tell you, and then it's great to eat something ready-made. Otherwise, if my period comes and I want to eat lion's head while lying in bed and not wanting to move, do I have to drag my sick body to the kitchen? Just thinking about this kind of life is enough for me."
Honglian smiled and said, "Even if that's the case, Sister Xue will definitely be grateful. But grandma said she has to go to the kitchen to work these two days, so what about the ice cream you mentioned? We also need to make cream and ice cream to share on the birthday. Even if you have three heads and six arms, you can't use them like this."
"What can I do? The old lady is good to me. In fact...your grandfather is also good to me. At least he is good to me. I will take this as a reward."
Honglian remained silent. She understood what her grandmother meant by "at least she was nice to me", but she didn't want to think about it too much, so she just remained silent.
“I can’t take it anymore. I really can’t take it anymore. Tingxuan, I… I just had a heart attack a few days ago and fainted. You… You can’t treat me like this. You can’t escape even if I die… You bastard, I’m the prince, and you… you’re huffing and puffing… you… you’re huffing and puffing… come… someone…”
On the small training ground of the East Palace, a dozen eunuchs gathered in a circle, all looking down at their toes. No one dared to step forward despite the calls of their masters: What a joke! This is the emperor's order. Are they stepping forward to help the prince now? Are they afraid that the young marquis has no sandbags to practice with? Your Highness, please bear with it. Who made you so fat? The fat servants were all terrified. If something happened to you, the servants would not be able to escape.
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